Husayn

Husayn was the #3,583 boys' name in the US in 2025 (31 babies), and #1,466 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Husayn as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Husayn as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Husayn as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,583 (31)#1,466 (18)#2,527 (7)
2024#4,321 (24)#1,402 (19)#2,238 (8)
2023#8,255 (9)#1,363 (19)—
2022#5,215 (18)#1,782 (13)#2,493 (6)
2021#4,628 (21)#1,329 (19)#1,761 (10)
2020#6,620 (12)#1,431 (17)#2,746 (5)
2019#9,756 (7)#1,587 (15)#2,440 (6)
2018#7,136 (11)#1,991 (11)#2,176 (7)
2017#6,060 (14)#1,923 (12)#1,720 (10)
2016#5,318 (17)#1,704 (14)—
2015#5,746 (15)#1,786 (13)—
2014—#1,935 (11)—
2013#10,728 (6)#1,706 (13)—
2012#12,274 (5)#2,117 (10)—
2011#12,287 (5)#2,039 (10)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #3,583.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1985.

How common is it?

about 1 in 56,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 15,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Husayn is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 65,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 24,000 to 1 in 180,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Husayn by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Husayn (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HusaynCanadaBoys#2,5277
HusaynEngland & WalesBoys#1,46618
HusaynUSBoys#3,58331